Entertainment | Tropic Thunder The '00s' Most Disappointing Movies 'Tropic Thunder' leads the way By John Johnson Posted Dec 5, 2009 8:00 PM CST Copied 1. Ben Stiller, left, and Robert Downey Jr. in a scene from "Tropic Thunder." It should have been much, much better. (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Merie Weismiller Wallace) See 4 more photos The decade had lots of lousy movies, but 11Points rounds up the most disappointing—those that didn't live up to their promise: Tropic Thunder (2008): Amazing cast, great premise. Slam dunk, right? Not when "your go-to bit is a retarded joke." Such a lazy waste. Bruno (2009): Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat follow-up "didn't expose homophobia—it manufactured homophobia." Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008): Oh, Indiana, you deserved so much better. He was "completely bastardized." King Kong (2005): So much hype, so little payoff. Boring. Religulous (2008): Bill Maher could have done something profound. Instead, he went for cheap laughs. For the full list, which also includes Spider-Man 3, Little Miss Sunshine, and Wedding Crashers, click here. Read These Next Husband of the Coldplay 'Kiss Cam' woman breaks his silence. Wall Street is getting twitchy over falling lumber prices. It's Rand Paul versus JD Vance: 'Despicable' He was on the run with his kids for 4 years. It just ended badly. Report an error